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dragonwriter
on July 16, 2023
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Full Text of the Federalist Papers
I was underlining the structural differences stemming from Parliamentary sovereignty, not offering it as an answer to anything regarding the US.
dataflow
on July 16, 2023
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Thanks I guess, but in that case I'm confused how the UK was at all relevant to the discussion.
patmorgan23
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The US is a former English colony and much of our law is based on/has its origin in English common law. When the framers were writing the constitution they were trying to fix many of the perceived problems with the Westminster system
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